yiniłmas
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ni- (“round shape”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -mas (semelfactive imperfective stem ofroot -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).
The stem -máás (“globular, spherical, ball-like shape”) is cognate with -bą́ą́z (“hooplike, ringlike shape”), and they have the same origin, which possibly is Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ (“roll”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɪ̀nɪ̀ɬmɑ̀s/
Verb
yiniłmas
- he/she is rolling it into a ball (as dough, snow), is clenching it (one's fist)
- Yas néłmas. ― I made a snowball.
- Béésh adishahí dínéesmas. ― I will roll up the barbed wire.
- Shílaʼ néłmas. ― I clenched my fist.
Conjugation
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | nismas | niilmas | daniilmas |
2nd person | níłmas | nołmas | danołmas |
3rd person | yiniłmas | deiniłmas | |
4th person | jiniłmas | dazhniłmas |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | néłmas | neelmas | daneelmas |
2nd person | níníłmas | sinoołmas | dasinoołmas |
3rd person | yineesmas | deineesmas | |
4th person | jineesmas | dazhneesmas |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | dínéesmas | díníilmas | dadíníilmas |
2nd person | dínííłmas | dínóołmas | dadínóołmas |
3rd person | yidínóołmas | deidínóołmas | |
4th person | dízhnóołmas | dazhdínóołmas |
Related terms
- chʼémáás
- chʼííłmáás
- haamáás
- iiłmáás
- iimáás
- naamaas
- neiłmaas
- niimas
- nímaz
- yímáás
- yiłmáás
- yíłmáás
- yiłmaz
- yimáás
- yímáás
- yimas
- yiniiłmas
- yoołmas
See also
- iiłbąąs